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L. WOODRUPF.

Stock Car.

No. 233,129. Patented Oct. 12,1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LYMAN WOODRUFF, OF ELLENSBURG, OREGON.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,129, dated October12, 1880.

Application filed August 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LYMAN WOODRUFF, ofEllensburg, county of Curry, and State of Oregon, have invented anImprovement in Stalls for Transporting Stock; and I hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a series of stalls in whichlive stock may be transported 011 cars or "essels and fed and watered bythe way; and my improvements consist in certain details of constructionwhereby the stalls can be taken apart and set up at will, and beaccommodated to suit the space at disposal, as is more fully describedin the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a car, showing my arrangement.Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. 3 shows the manner of framing. Fig.4 shows the portable chute or gangway.

A represents a car in which the stalls are formed. The sills B are madeof the length of the car. Notches a are formed in these sillsequidistant from each other, andas far apart as the width of each stall.Grooves a are also cut on the sides of the sills, into which thecross-pieces O fit, the stanchions D fitting into the notches a, and thecross-pieces 0 being dovetailed into the sills. The stanchions D on oneside are beveled off, as shown, next to the feed-boxes. Plates E are seton these stanchions, and braces I crossing the car, are dovetailed intothe plates, the whole frame being thus strongly made and securedtogether, but susceptible of being taken apart whenever desired.

The partitions G are hinged to the stanchions D, and have catches orbolts g at their opposite ends, which shoot into hasps or staples on theposts D, to hold said partitions in place. Removable notched braces Hfit on either end of these partitions, to strengthen them and Thesepartitions rest on the lower cross-pieces. One or more of these movablepartitions or gates is divided in the middle and hinged to the oppositestanchions on each side, with clamps I in the center for securing theparts. One of these divided gates is placed on each side of thecar-door, in order that the long partitions can be swung clear (Nomodel.)

when the stalls are close together. These partitions are opened inputting cattle in or tak ing them out, but are shut when the cattle arein place for transit.

A water-box, J, is placed lengthwise the car, in front of the stalls,and has a cover, J, with a cord, K, which leads outside the car, so thewater-box may be opened and closed without having to enter the car.Above the waterbox are two rods, L L. On these are suspended canvassacks M, narrower at the bottom than the top, and open at the top. Onthe inner sides of these are slats I, like those in an ordinary manger.The sacks have hooks l, for sliding on the rods, and a cord, N, is rovefrom the outer sack through a sheave or eye and leads back to theplatform.

As the sacks are all joined one to another, after the sacks are filledfrom the platform, by drawing in the cord they are hauled out in frontof the stalls in a position for the animals in each stall to get at themfor food.

This apparatus is intended for long shipments.

The feed can be carried overhead in the car, and transferred to thefeed-bags as desired.

The whole frame-work of these stalls, being made with dovetailed joints,can be set up in any desired space, and removed at will. The stalls alsoform pens in which sheep and hogs can be carried, and one tier can bemade over another,if desired. These stalls can be set up, as described,on a vessels deck, if desired, as well as on a car.

Thesills,braces,cross-pieces,stanchions,&c., are all removable, so thestalls can be taken apart, and the Whole placed in compact space whennot in use.

With these stalls I use a portable chute, through which the cattle maybe driven single to the car-door, and which may be taken apart and puttogether.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The cattle-transporting stalls consisting of the notched and groovedsills B, cross-pieces G, stanchions D D, plates E, and braces F, and theswinging partitions or gates Gr, with their catches g, and removablenotched braces H, all arranged so as to be taken apart and.

ing stalls, as shown, the movable feed-bags M, with their slats l andhooks 1, adapted to 15 hold the bags on the rods L L, and the cord N,whereby the feed may be placed in front of the cattle without theattendant having to pass into the car, substantially as hereindescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LYMAN WOODRUFF. \Vitnesses:

\VALTER SUTTON, Watts '1. WHITE.

